Gholamreza Seddigh Ouraei* , Ahmadreza Asgharpour Masouleh**

Abstract

This paper aims to use a dataset gathered after the earthquake in Bam city in 2003 to study one of the most important sociological ideas in the area of disasters. Earthquakes or any other natural disaster take lives of individuals and destroy the morphologic layer of the society including any facilities and physical instruments of the society. The level of damage is dependent on the intensity of the disaster, physical robustness and preparedness of the society. Losing a number of society members have two outcomes: damage to the networks of social relationships and activating the remained part of the social networks for compensation of losses. The damage to the functionality of networks depends on the number of lost members and the subsistence situation of individuals. The quantitative analysis of data shows that the local social networks have helped almost all people and although the survivors were injured, but the process of help was not stopped and this was so significant in return of people to normal life.

Keywords: Bam, Earthquake, Rural Area, Sociology of Disasters

*.Assistant Professor of Sociology in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

**.Assistant Professor of Sociology in Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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